In the 2026 edition of the Index of Economic Freedom , compiled by the Heritage Foundation, Bulgaria is placed 38th out of 176 countries, positioned between Costa Rica and Oman. The index evaluates economies on a scale from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate greater economic freedom. Once again, Singapore leads the ranking with 84.4 points, followed by countries such as Switzerland, Ireland and Australia, all exceeding 80 points. At the opposite end are North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba,